Vehicle-wheel.



HENRY WILLIAMS, OF CORRECTIONVILLE, CtWA.

VEHICLEJHEEL.

Application et January G, 1917.

To f/Z/ /r/wm 'il maj/. concern: y

le it known that l, llnxnr Vvrmlmiwrs, a citizen ol the United States, and a resident o'l Correctionville, in the county of lood bury and Staterot' lowa, have invented certain new and useful improvements in VehicleelYheels, of] which ythe following ig a specification. l

lhe presenti invention relates to vehicle wheelsl and wheels t'or other traveling; structures.

The invention has for its primary object the. production of a travel wheel embodying certain novel features of' construction Where bythe tendency to twist the axle shaft by ro'- tation of the wheel is reduced to the inini- Ynum.

Another object of the invention is the production of a wheel of this character staple yet simple in construction and adapted to rotate with little 'loss of power.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consisting in the construction, combination and novel arrangement of parts will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application and in which like characters otf reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. oi? which,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the innerface ot a Wheel lconstructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan of the spoke embracing band.

Althoughl have illustrated and hereinafter described the preferred embodiment of the invention I would not be understood as being,l limited to the specific structure chosen -tor illustration for it. is evident that various alterations and modiiication in the details of construction vand arrangement of parts may be made without departing'from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Referring now to the illustrations, 4, represents an axle encircled by a drum, 5, secured thereon b vl a key, 6, or otherwise. The drum .serves as a journal upon which freely rotates a collar or hub 7. Relative displacement ot' the hub and journal is pre vented by means of a pla-te, 8, on the outer Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .1 an. T, Timo.

serial no. 140,948.

face of the Wheel and a ring, 9, on the. in ner face, the ring and plate being secured to the hub by means of bolts, 10, which pass through the plate, hub and ring.

The journal is formed With a reduced por-V tion` 11, flush with the inner face of and encircled by the ring. To the said reduced portion is secured a plate, 12, which overlaps the ring and serves to prevent leakage of lubricant between the ring and the reduced portion of the ournal. 13, is the rim of the wheel which may be of any preferred construction and secured to the hub, 7, by doublel spokes eaclrcomprising a pair of separate members, 14.

The outer end portion of each of the members, 14. bent toward the companion meniber as at 15. The said portions of each pair overlap each other and are preferably removably secured. to the rim 13, by bolts, 16.

The spoke members diverge in the direction of the hub, and the inner end portion of each member is bent toward the companion member, as at 17. The said inner end portions of each pair overlap each other and are secured to the hub by cap screws 18.

To prevent dishing of the wheel, or uns turning of the cap-screws, the hub is encircledby an open clamping band, 19, which passes between the spokes, and is provided with slots, 20, to receive the heads of the cap-screws and permit the band to be bound firmly against the overlapping ends of the spokes.

The ends o'f the band are provided with radially disposed ears, 21, interconnected by a bolt, 22, by means of which the band is tightened. The diameter of the drum, or jburnal, is preferably slightly greater than the radius of the wheel, thereby reducing `the tendency or the Wheel to twist the axle.

It is evident 'the wheel is inexpensive in construction and may be assembled by unskilled labor.

Obviously, roller bearings may be inten posed between the hub and burnal if desired.

Having thus described my invey Mii, what T claim as new and desire to sect Letters Patent. of the United States, ism

A wheel including a hub, a rim. doable ally, overlapped with each vided with Spokes, each including a pair of elongated elements having their outer ends secured to therim, seid elements bein separated from each other adjacent the hu), the inner end portionsy of said' elements being bent laterother, und proregistering bolt holes, eapscrews penetrating said holes and threaded into the hub, and :1 clamping band encirclin the hub, impinging said overlapped inw of the same.

set In 1916.

testimony. whereof, I have hereunto y .hand this 26th dayy of December,

HENRY WILLIAMS. 

